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Count Lasher
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<p>Count Lasher (sometimes styled Count Lasha) was the stage-name of Terence Parkins (c. 1921 – 1977), a Jamaican singer and songwriter. Born in the mountainous parish of <a href="/facts/Saint_Thomas_Parish,_Jamaica/gwmcmfJN">Saint Thomas</a>, Lasher predominantly utilized first rural, and then urban <a href="/facts/Mento/TKnR5GEf">mento</a> styles in his music, although in later years he recorded some <a href="/facts/Ska/lswkm6MY">ska</a> and <a href="/facts/Reggae/JC95IvF6">reggae</a> singles. Successful and prolific in output, Count Lasher remains an overlooked figure in the history of <a href="/facts/Music_of_Jamaica/DClFs9No">Jamaican music</a>. </p>